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Lo-Melkhiin killed three hundred girls before he came to her village, looking for a wife. When she sees the dust cloud on the horizon, she knows he has arrived. She knows he will want the loveliest girl: her sister. She vows she will not let her be next.

And so she is taken in her sister’s place, and she believes death will soon follow. Lo-Melkhiin’s court is a dangerous palace filled with pretty things: intricate statues with wretched eyes, exquisite threads to weave the most beautiful garments. She sees everything as if for the last time. But the first sun rises and sets, and she is not dead. Night after night, Lo-Melkhiin comes to her and listens to the stories she tells, and day after day she is awoken by the sunrise. Exploring the palace, she begins to unlock years of fear that have tormented and silenced a kingdom. Lo-Melkhiin was not always a cruel ruler. Something went wrong.

Far away, in their village, her sister is mourning. Through her pain, she calls upon the desert winds, conjuring a subtle unseen magic, and something besides death stirs the air.

Back at the palace, the words she speaks to Lo-Melkhiin every night are given a strange life of their own. Little things, at first: a dress from home, a vision of her sister. With each tale she spins, her power grows. Soon she dreams of bigger, more terrible magic: power enough to save a king, if she can put an end to the rule of a monster.

REVIEW:

2.5 stars

Things I disliked about this book:

• I had SUCH HIGH HOPES, but they were mostly shatterd.

• First of all, I don’t generally like to compare books, but the first 100 pages of A Thousand Nights felt like they were directly copy-pasted from The Wrath And The Dawn. Which I was fine with, because I LOVE that duology.

But.

• Lo-Melkhiin is nowhere near Khalid. *Sirens* *Alarms* *Leave this book now alert*

• The ending is so rushed, I had no clue how and what just happened. It just wasn’t worth the read.

Things I liked about this book:

• It’s very fast paced, you won’t be able to put it down.

• The writing style is fresh and captivating.

• The portrayal of the desert and the desert life is beautiful.

Overall:

If you haven’t read The Wrath And The Dawn, then perhaps you might like A Thousand Nights. It’s a short book, so it’s not even going to take up a lot of your time. So give it a go, if you have been meaning to read it.